Background

Oxford Street West is a two-lane road that is a main connection for the Riverbend, Byron and Oakridge neighbourhoods. It also connects transportation to downtown London and the surrounding communities, such as Woodhull, Kilworth and Komoka.

This Environmental Assessment was initiated to determine the transportation needs of the area to accommodate growth over the next 25 years. The study builds on the City’s 2030 Transportation Master Plan (2013) and Cycling Master Plan, which identified Oxford Street West as a future four lane corridor and cycling route.

The study explored the need for the project and assessed alternative solutions and designs to identify a preferred approach that balanced transportation engineering and environmental (socio-economic, cultural, natural) protection principles, and incorporated feedback from the public and other interested parties.

Detailed design is underway and project updates as well as other information is available on the project’s Get Involved webpage

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Current status

The Environmental Assessment is complete, and Council approved the plan in 2024. Construction for phase one of the project is expected to begin in 2026, and phase two is expected to begin in 2031.

Study area

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